What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Kazakhstan and Ukraine?

0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ukraine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Ukraine?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Opioid use disorder death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs Ukraine: Opioid use disorder death rate

Kazakhstan

1.28 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Ukraine

1.45 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Kazakhstan rank

32nd

Ukraine rank

29th

Opioid use disorder death rate over time

Kazakhstan
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ukraine ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 32nd and Ukraine ranks 29th of 194 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.55 deaths per 100,000 people	2.98 deaths per 100,000 people	0.438 deaths per 100,000 people	Ukraine
2010s	1.7 deaths per 100,000 people	1.76 deaths per 100,000 people	0.053 deaths per 100,000 people	Ukraine
2020s	1.36 deaths per 100,000 people	1.49 deaths per 100,000 people	0.13 deaths per 100,000 people	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher opioid use disorder death rate, Kazakhstan or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people in Kazakhstan as of 2021.
What is the difference in opioid use disorder death rate between Kazakhstan and Ukraine?: 0.17 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Ukraine?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kazakhstan and Ukraine rank globally for opioid use disorder death rate?: Kazakhstan ranks 32nd and Ukraine ranks 29th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Opioid use disorder death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Opioid use disorder death rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from opioid use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.